Vending-machine.



T. LIVBR.

i VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 2, laos.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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T. OLIVER.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLmATIoH FILED MAY z, 1908.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.- 2 SHBBTB-BHEET 2.

` UNITEB STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS OLIVER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VENDLNG-MACHINE Specification of'Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1809.

Application med may 2', 190s. serial No. 430,468.

To all whom it may concern:

y Beit known that I, THOMAS OLivER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,..in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines;

- and I do hereby declare the followin tobe a full, clear, and exact description o the i11- vention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains .to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction in a vending machine, the object being to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable, and in whichthe mechanism is both simple and positive. vThe Ainvention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat- My said invention has for its main object to provide operating mechanism vwhich very simple land cheap, can not readily` get out of order and which is easily finished, assembled and operated.

The 4specifically novel features. of the invention will ,be particularly pointed out in the following speciication and claims.

yThe device comprises the base w-1- of any suitableform on which the reservoir -2 for the matter to be vended, such as shelledl nuts, is suitably secured and supported. The said reservoir f-2 is preferably cylindrical and double Walled, there being an lannular space -3- between the concentric Walls thereof which serves as insulating s ace to enable said nuts to be maintained'- ot by suitably disposing heating apparatus in 'thebase -1-, said heating apparatusbeing omitted from illustration.

The bottom late -4- of thereservoir -Qf- `is rovi ed with a central opening bordered by an annular upwardly extending flange -5- on 'which the dispensing member -6- rotates. The latter consists of a relatively flat cylindrical plate provided in its periphery with recesses -7- constituting pockets in which lthe nuts are Creceived, said pockets being adapted to successively register with a recess 8 in said bottom plate 4'- to drop their contents into a cup -9 to be delivered to the pur- Chaser. The hub portion of said plate 6 is provided with radial slots -10- correspending in number and relative location with said recesses -7-, the walls of said slots bei beveled at their inner endsfor reasons W ich will hereafter appear. Said hub portion is also annularly cut away at `the bottom as at .11 to render the same about one-half as thick as the outer portion of said plate. A free annular space is thus provide around the base of said flange -5- in Which an inverted L-sha ed seg` mental plate 12- is received, t e latter being secured to said :flange and forming a sto for coins as will be' hereinafter described. The said Aflange -5- is peripherally cut away at two points 13- and a at' spring secured lat one end to said flange and at rits free end bearing upon the Wall of the central opening of the plate -6. The dog 1G- is pivotally secured to said flange -5- and also bears at its free end upon the Wall ofthe central opening of said plate -6-, bein actuated by the spring -17. Both 'sai dogs are adapted to enter the Veshaped mouths of the radlal slots -10- and when both said do s are so disposed said plate (5- is 'he d against rot-ation in either directions, said do s being relatively oppositely disposed in suc 1 lositions as to simultaneously enter two o said V-shaped mouths of said slots -10-. Secured Within said flange -5- is a section -18- of tubingl constituting a iange of smaller diameter t an said flange -5- and which may obviously be integral with the latter. Pivotally mounted on said flange 18 is the hub 19- of the operating lever -20 which carries the com chute 2lsaid lever at its free` end assing through suitable slots in the Wal s of the reservoir -9f. Said coin chute .-21- is adapted to register at its delivery end with a radial slot -10- of the plate 6-,

the hub portion of the latter being of lesslio,

Pm22- at one limit of its Inovement, the lzity ter being determined by any suitable stop such :is the end wall of the slot through which said lever projects, and when at said limit of its movement the delivery end of the coin chute registers With one of rseid slots --10-, the latter being at this time disposed over the stop --12- so that the deposited coin constitutes s clutch for operatively connecting the plete 6 with seid lever *2O-1 The letter is equipped onv its hub portion with s downwardly extending projection 3 'Whieh When seid lever is at. the normellimit of its movement engages the free end portion of 'the dog -l6-1to 'throw the letter out of engagement with seidplate -6-. After depositing the coin the lever--20-- is turned,v thus rotating the plete -6- therewith. During the initial inovei'nent of seidlever 20 the seid projeetion SBfreieeses the dov -16-,- but by the time that theiatter is 'ully released the il-shaped recess last entered by its free end will lieve passed and said free end will thus beer upon the Wall of the central open ing of seid plate -K-G and enter the next sileeeedingreeess, thus preventing seid plate f6-e from being rotated through more than the predetermined ere and thereby preventinfr tle contents of morethen' one pocket being discharged for each coin deposited; Asthe seid lever 420- reeehes the other limit of its,y movement the deposited coin.. passes beyond the other end oi the stop *l2-f and drops through the'chute 24- into the cosh box The lever -204- when released returns to its normal position end Aunlessa coin is deposited may be rocked freely Without actuating seid' plete A pertitionwall 26- is. disposed in the reservoir 2* and covers seid operating mechanism above described Withthe exception of ke. portion of said plete -6-, several pockets of the latter remaining exposed to receive nuts from the reservoir. Seid partition Wallis of e, peculiar shape, comprisin e -semi-conical portion 2T-bordered y liet Henges --28-f extending redielly to the inner wall of the reservoir, the top portion Aof said wellbeing inclinedto eusenuts to pass from the seme into the lowest portion of seidreservoir and into the pockets 7--. The letter in passing for a' considerable period through the reservoir become Well lled With nuts and insure delivery of en ajccuretely measured quantity to the purchaser; The lower end of one of the liet flanges f-QB- is equipped with e sherp edge Which-serves to cut projecting pertlons of nuts to prevent undue resistance to operation of the machine as will be Ohviens` f messe l believe that the dispensing member 6 provided with coin slots which serve also si'ibstentially as ratchet teeth is novel es is also the specic operative connection of the lever therewith7 though l em e'wzire that generically the mechanism. described is not novel.

l claim. es my invention: y

l; ln e vendingmnehin'e, e. rotating member equipped with poelrets adapted to coni secntively receive and discharge matter to be vended, there being radially disposed slot-s in the said member through which coins ere adapted to pees inte e coin receptacle, locking ineens disposed in operative relation to seid -i'neinber to lock senile against rotation in veither ``d'- 1eetion, n pivoted lever, equippedwith awcoin slot edapted to register withone of. sind slots of send rotating men'iber when seid lever is et one limit' of its movement, a

spr-ing normally maintaining sai-id lever; et,

said limit of its movement, a stop disposed in the path of the coin below `seid rotating member, seid coin when resting on seidstop serving es e ineens preventing relative rotation of seid member and seid lever, and

Vmeans carried by seid lever and engaging seid carrier by the deposited coin, ineens normally holding seid carrier against. move-v ment, and means controlled by said lever normally means. V

3. ln s. vending machine, e Carrier proreleesing said carrier holding vided with s coin slot, a. lever normally loose rier against movement in any direction, 'of e lever equipped with e coin slot normally loose with reietion'yto said carrier and adept ed tobe clutched rigid'with the letter bythe deposited coin sind mea-ns Controlled by seid lever and operatively engaging seid Carrier holdingmeens to normally release the letter to permit movement of said carrier in one' direction.

ln e vending machine, the combination with s lmovable carrier provided with e Coin slot end means normally holding said can' rier egninstinovement in enydirection, of a lever equipped with a coin slot normally loose with relation to said carrier and adapted to be clutched ri id with the latter by the deposited coin am? meansl carried by said lever and operatively enuaging said carrier holding means to normally release the latter to permit movement of said carrier in one direction.

6. In a vending machine, the combination with a movable carrier provided with a coin slot and means normally holding said carrier against movement in any direction, of a lever equipped with a coin slot normally loose with relation to said carrier and adapted to be clutched rigid with the latter by the deposited coin a spring maintaining said lever at one limit of its movement, and means controlled bysaid lever and operatively engaging said carrier holding means to normally ie ease the latter to permit movement of said carrier in one direction.

7. In a vending machine, the combination with a movable carrier provided with a coin slot and means normally holding said carrier against -movement in any direction, of a lever equipped with a coin slot normally loose with relation to said carrier and adapted to be clutched rigid with the latter by the de,`

posited coin a spring maintaining said lever at one limitof its movement and means carried by said lever andoperatively engaging rier, fmeans normally holding said carrier against movement in either direction, and means actuated by said lever and operatively engaging said carrier holdin means to maintain sai one direction.'

' 9; In a vending Vmachine, aI carrier equippedwith a coin slot for the passage of coins, coin arresting means disposed in operative relatiOntoSaid carrier to prevent the passage of coins thro'u li said coin slot, a lever uipped with a coin slot and normally maintained at one limit of its movement by a spring, the deposited coin serving to prevent relative movement of said lever and said car rier, means normally holding lsaid carrier against movement in either direction, and means carried byv said lever and operatively engagin said carrier holdin meansto maintain sai carrier normally ree to move in one direction.

10. In a' vending machine, a rotating carrier equip ed in its hub portion with coin slots for t e passa e of coins, coin supporting means disposed belovi7 said hub portion and preventing the passage of coins during' a given arc of movement of said carrier, a lever equipped with a coin slot normally loose with relation to said carrier and a spring normally maintaining said lever at one limit of its movement, the deposited coin serving to hold said lever and said carrieragainst relative movement, recesses in the wall of the central opening in said carrier dogs normally en aging the WallsI of said recesses to hold sai y carrier against movement. in either direction, and means actuated b'y said lever andloperatively engaging one of said dogsito normally maintain the latter carrier normally' ree to move iny out of engagement with,said carrier whereby l THOMAS ouvert.

`Witnesses RUDOLPH WM. Lo'rz, ARTHUR C. Lo'rz. 

